Map: Pays et Principaux Lieux
1988.07.0034
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Pays et Principaux Lieux (1988.07.0034) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Brion, De La Tour, Louis. (1756-1823) Louis Charles Desnos: Publisher (1725-1805) |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | 1772 |
| Culture | French |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 38.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 29.1 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | paper--rag, pigment--ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | white ( 5y 8/2 ) -ns pink ( 5r 6/8 ) -ns yelllow ( 5y 8/8 ) -ns green ( 5g 6/2 ) -ns blue, purple ( 5b 7/1) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | This French map depicts Ancient/Biblical place names for the greater Middle East. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | See bib. for an in book example of 1766 edition.
Other examples:
Paulus Swaen. "Carte des Pays et Principaux Lieux Connus dans les premiers ages du Monde." by Brion de la Tour, L. Paris: Desnos, 1766.
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| Bibliography | Brion de la Tour, Louis. Atlas General, civil et Ecclesiastique, methodique et elementaire pour l'etude de la geographie et de l'histoire. Section 16. Paris: Desnos, 1766. Accessed on Google Books.
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Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |